From $80 electric bills to $800 nightmares — and how we turned a broken system into our greatest victory.
Learn to Size Your System RightAs we built OffGridPowerHub, we discovered we weren't alone in this fight. Wandering the backwoods, coffee mug in hand and solar pack on his back, was a force of nature known as Wattson. Part myth, part man, part Sasquatch — 100% off-grid badass.
Wattson is our grid-busting guide, a leathery-skinned, wisdom-drenched Survivalist Sasquatch who doesn’t do hype. He doesn’t panic when the lights go out — he thrives. He’s the soul of our movement. And yeah, he hates utility companies as much as you do.
You'll see him scattered throughout the site — dropping knowledge, making gear recs, and serving deadpan truth. His motto? “Power you don’t own… isn’t power at all.”
It started with hope. We built our dream home expecting reasonable electric bills and the peace of mind every hardworking American family deserves.
Like millions of Americans, we followed the playbook. Built smart. Chose efficient appliances. Expected the system to work for us.
But then it started creeping up. $180. $320. $485. Until suddenly it hit $800+ — and stayed there.
At $800+ per month, we were looking at $10,000 per year in electric bills. A properly sized solar system would pay for itself in just 4–5 years.
The so-called solar installer gave us a 12V system that couldn't even run a blender. Our $15,000 setup failed in months.
We decided: never again. Never again would we put our trust in contractors over our own competence. We enrolled in solar training.
We became state-certified solar installers. We learned to size and install systems the right way — just like Wattson would have done.
Everything changed. Our system was sized properly. It ran flawlessly. The electric bills vanished — and freedom roared through the wires.
This isn't just about us anymore. It's about every homeowner fed up with being trapped. Wattson showed us that energy freedom is a path — and we're here to guide others down it.